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Torrential downpours cause localized flooding and many upset cats. Along with these frequent rain, from gentle drizzles to heavy rainfall, there seems to be a flux of Magicka drawn in particular to water sources. Occasional jet streams of warm air make narrower tunnels harder to navigate. On occasion, the rain intensifies, becoming howling storms with sleet or large hail. However, the temperatures overall are a little warmer, with snow and ice in temperate caves somewhat receding.
Jul 03 2016, 11:37 AM (This post was last modified: Jul 03 2016, 11:37 AM by Emendri.)
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There wasn't much going on today, on the surface at least. By the crystal river, there sat a tiny den, dug out by the combined efforts of a big cat and small monotreme. And within the cozy, homey hollow, a little life was beginning to stir.
Two ovular gems lay within the belly of their mothers' homes, glistening with all the colours of the rainbow when even the tiniest sliver of light reached their surface. Today though, one of those beautiful gems was about to break. This particular chrysalis was around the size of a chicken egg and was rather rough and spiky in texture. From within, there echoed a tiny squeak, and the scrabbling of tiny claws...
Then silence.
There was a long pause before the tiny squeakings and scrabblings continued. Soon, these sounds were accompanied by a tiny crack. A shard of opal broke free, and soon it was followed by a spiderweb crack making its slow way, piece by piece, over the glassy surface. The chrysalis began to break apart, those colourful walls breaking apart. It left something small, and pink, gently wriggling in its centre surrounded by sharp shards of opal.
Opening its maw- which seemed hooded by a tiny beak- it let out a mewl which caught in its throat, and was forced into an excessive purr instead.
It didn't know where it was or how it got here- and it didn't think about it. For now it continued letting out its chittering wails, not knowing of anything else to do.
Fira could hardly believe it as she sat and stared at this tiny little baby that she and Destiny had created. She couldn’t believe that a month ago, she’d been childless and now she was a mother to two new babies, one of whom, she assumed, would hatch shortly. She stared in wonder at this tiny little hairless creature who sounded like the perfect mixture of leopard and platypus — somewhere between a kitten’s mewl and the chittering of a baby platypus. It was ugly and wrinkly and pink, and it was also the most beautiful thing Fira had ever seen. And she kind of hated herself right now because she was feeling so emotional about it all.
“Destiny, it’s beautiful,” she whispered. “I wish you could see it. It’s got a kind of bill, like yours, but also a maw like mine. And… there are little baby opal spikes coming from its back. They shine in the light. It’s so tiny, Destiny…” She didn’t know what else to say, could hardly speak as it was. “We did it, Destiny. We’re moms. We have a baby. And the other one will come soon too, I think.” Fira very gently nudged her newborn child, feeling overwhelmed, but happy.
Jul 03 2016, 12:10 PM (This post was last modified: Jul 03 2016, 12:14 PM by Destiny.)
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Destiny had been listening to the squeaking and scrabbling for what seemed like forever. It had gently woken her from slumber a short while before, and since that moment she'd held her breath, waiting excitedly, nervously, and... well, so much else. There was too much emotion to put into words, so the platypus didn't even try.
Then she heard the final crack, and Fira's voice soon after.
The platypus gulped, opening her bill, her heart in her mouth, before closing it again to listen to that tiny sound of its voice. "I-is it crying?" she asked, worried as any new mother would be, before waddling forward to softly nose at the new arrival with a gentle bill. "I-It sounds... amazing..." she whispered, coming to a halt. She could hear exactly where it was, so she didn't feel like she needed too much help on that front.
"I-it's.. so s-small and soft..." she breathed, almost feeling as though she were lost in a dream. It seemed too good to be true. "I wonder when the other one will come out...!"
All of this excitement and wonder, and they were only halfway there...!
A creature shifted in a multi-colored gem. There was another gem nearby that had already hatched. They could hear voices outside of their chrysalis, but they were oh so faint. The creature shifted again, as if it were trying to break out of its prison. Hind legs seemed to kick feebly at the gem. Another kick, and there was a crack. A small opening in the gem.
It began to move around more, trying ever so hard to get out. After some more time and shifting, it began to fall apart, revealing a tiny creature. It looked very odd. Tiny, and pink, it opened its beak-topped mouth and let out a tiny wail. It scrabbled around for a moment, making occasional chittering sounds before coming to a stop, completely out of the chrysalis that had been its home for many months.
In what seemed like neverending noise, the little one kept on letting out its mewling, chittering calls for quite some time, until it eventually seemed to calm. Instead, it began to swing its head around, deafly and sightlessly, little breaths whistling out if its beaked muzzle. It nosed at the bill of the mother which had so worriedly come to examine it, and sniffled softly, before opening its mouth wide and chomping down onto the rubbery thing probing at it. It remained there for a few moments, but upon realizing that Destiny's bill was not, in fact, food, it huffed and swung its tiny head once more. It seemed as though it was looking for something, but the more perceptive might have noticed it didn't look comfortable at all on this little bed of crystal shards. In time, they slowly halted in their motions and seemed to become calm.
Eventually though, as the other little one began to break out of their shell, it raised its head again. It must have felt the vibrations, somehow; the little one couldn't see or hear anything, but she felt one of the shards from her brother breaking out of his own chrysalis fall onto her soft and delicate hide. Almost immediately, the little one began squeaking again, wriggling angrily until it fell off.
It didn't stop squeaking this time, the high-pitched sound relentless and vengeful.
Fira couldn’t help but laugh as the den was filled with the sounds of wailing babies. “Oh no,” she chuckled. “Hush now.” She gently gathered her and Destiny’s children to her chest, burying them into her soft chest fur. “There, now, it’s all right, you tiny babies. Stop your fussing.” She grinned down at them both, and then told Destiny, “They’re here, between my paws and my chest, if you wanna snuggle ‘em. Their little naked butts are probably cold.” She let out another laugh. “They’re so small I don’t think they’ll grow to be very large. But that’s okay.”
The leopard was very careful not to crush her children, making sure that they still had room to move around breathe between her paws. “You can take one, if you want,” she told the platypus. “Man, we’re finally moms. How does it feel?”
Jul 12 2016, 03:41 AM (This post was last modified: Jul 12 2016, 03:51 AM by Destiny.)
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Destiny, although she still seemed to be playing the part of the worried new mom, relaxed slightly as she heard Fira's voice, ever reassuring to her. She gave a small giggle in response to Fira's voice. "Awww... They're talking t-to us..." she marvelled, her voice hushed in whispered awe. She felt the little ones drawn away from her bill's soft nuzzling by Fira's large paws.
Holding her breath, she listened out, trying to find out where they were so that she could come in closer.
Soon, she heard and felt the soft tremors of tiny hearts beating, as well as Fira's. The platypus didn't even hesitate. She moved forwards, step by waddling step over the soft mosses which they'd brought here to make the ground soft for their newborns. Waddling close with soft steps slow and almost shaky, the new mother once more reached out and nosed at them with her sensitive, rubbery bill wavering slightly.
"Hello... can you hear us? Me an' Fira... we're your mommas... yeah..." she whispered excitedly, soon moving so that she nuzzled Fira's paw as well. She could feel exactly how tiny they were, and she could hardly handle it... She just wanted to make them warm, and cozy, and she wanted to protect them, for all their little lives...
"It f-feels... so... so g-good... I dunno... Ah-ha-ha... I dunno if I can handle this." ever emotional, Destiny gave a little sniffle. If she still had eyes, she was sure she would have cried.
